• Srinivasan Mani
• Dr. R Arjunan
• Dr. F. X. Lovelina Little Flower

Background: Every child has the right to live free from violence, exploitation and abuse. The Government has many protection and development programmes for children to ensure equal opportunities, reduce risks and promote overall well-being. Government of India has merged several existing child protection programmes under one roof i.e. Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) (MWCD, 2014). This scheme aimed to build a protective net for children with an objective to bring together all essential services, strengthen structures, develop capacities, promote preventive measures, maintain and monitor database and many more. Objective: The study conducted focuses on the condition of village level child protection committees in 6 panchayats of Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu. Method: The researcher uses random sampling to select the samples for case study method. The respondents has been identified with the support of a representative from an NGO working in that District and an in-depth interview has been conducted using structured questionnaire among the village leaders. Result: A constant support / back up is required to ensure its continuation. The coordination with the Government functionaries and village leaders is required to make the system functional and effective. Child line 1098 has created a greater impacts in service delivery but it also has not observed the gap between the community and systems which was not even reported. Conclusion: The village leaders ensure that they will take support of the parents whose child got affected which can be constantly monitored and recorded for follow up.

Child Protection, Child Protection Committee, Child line, Integrated Child Protection Scheme, IEC, Child Rights.

"Condition of Village Level Child Protection Committee (VLCPC) in Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 2, page no.c740-c745, February-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2302295.pdf

"Condition of Village Level Child Protection Committee (VLCPC) in Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 2, page no. ppc740-c745, February-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2302295.pdf